English women's football dominates Europe

If Spain is the reigning World Cup champion, England is the Euro 2022 champion.

The Euro 2025 final match taking place in the early morning of July 28 in Basel (Switzerland) between the England women's team and the Spain women's team is considered a fateful rematch between the two leading powers in the world . If Spain is the reigning World Cup champion, England is the Euro 2022 champion.

Having once had their dream of winning top titles shattered by a crushing defeat at the 2024 Paris Olympics, Spain has been very cautious in their search for their first European title. "La Roja" opened the scoring thanks to Mariona Caldentey's close-range header in the 39th minute, but England equalized in the 57th minute, also from Alessia Russo's header.

The 1-1 score remained until the end of the 2 extra periods, forcing both sides to enter a penalty shootout to determine the winner. Here, goalkeeper Hannah Hampton shined when saving 2 penalty kicks from Spain while the English players did their job very well. The England team won 3-1 to be crowned Euro champions for the 2nd consecutive time, something unprecedented in the history of football in the foggy country, including both men and women.

England wins Euro 2025. Photo: UEFA

England became the second team in Euro history to successfully defend their title, after Germany. The Lionesses' journey to Euro 2025 was all the more memorable as they started the group stage with a defeat and all three knockout matches, including the final, had to be fought back to extra time, with two out of three matches going to penalty shootouts.

Behind the resounding success of the England women's team is coach Sarina Wiegman - who has led the team to three consecutive major finals: Euro 2022 (champion), World Cup 2023 (runner-up) and Euro 2025 (champion). Previously, she won Euro 2017 with the Netherlands women's team and reached the final of the World Cup 2019. With 5 consecutive times leading the teams under her management to the final of major tournaments, coach Wiegman became the only strategist in history to achieve this feat.

The victory of the England women's team is not only a sporting achievement, but also a strong boost for the development of women's football globally. According to UEFA, Euro 2025 has a record audience of more than 45 million viewers worldwide, with revenue exceeding 128 million euros - the highest in the history of women's football.

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